Franchise Finance

The attorneys at Paris Ackerman understand that access to financing is the cornerstone of our clients’ success and growth initiatives. Each year our firm handles hundreds of millions of dollars in franchise finance transactions, helping our multi-unit franchise clients achieve their strategic objectives, including development and acquisitions.

In addition to analyzing and negotiating debt instruments, we add value to our client base by providing access to our various relationships in the franchise finance industry. Whether its access to capital or short-term bridge financing, the depth and breadth of our lender relationships promotes flexibility in finding solutions to our clients’ vast array of needs. Some of the franchise finance transactional services we provide include:

Conventional Debt Placement

Senior debt transactions

Drafting and negotiating loan documents

Preparing opinion letters

Acquisition financing

Construction financing

Development lines of credit

Re-financing of existing debt portfolios

Sale Leaseback Transactions

Drafting and negotiation of the form of lease

Drafting and negotiation of the purchase and sale agreement

Coordination of all title due diligence (assisted by a national title company)

Coordination and analyses of all environmental issues

Coordination and preparation of surveys for all locations

Determination of various state and local law issues including transfer tax issues